<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE ep-patent-document PUBLIC "-//EPO//EP PATENT DOCUMENT 1.4//EN" "ep-patent-document-v1-4.dtd"><!-- Disclaimer: This ST.36 XML data has been generated from A2/A1 XML data enriched with the publication date of the A3 document - March 2013 - EPO - Directorate Publication - kbaumeister@epo.org --><ep-patent-document id="EP97116607A3" file="EP97116607NWA3.xml" lang="en" doc-number="0838974" date-publ="19981111" kind="A3" country="EP" status="N" dtd-version="ep-patent-document-v1-4"><SDOBI lang="en"><B000><eptags><B001EP>ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIE......FI......................................</B001EP><B005EP>R</B005EP><B007EP>DIM360 (Ver 1.5  21 Nov 2005) -  1100000/0</B007EP></eptags></B000><B100><B110>0838974</B110><B120><B121>EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION</B121></B120><B130>A3</B130><B140><date>19981111</date></B140><B190>EP</B190></B100><B200><B210>97116607.9</B210><B220><date>19970924</date></B220><B250>en</B250><B251EP>en</B251EP><B260>en</B260></B200><B300><B310>MI960714  U  </B310><B320><date>19961025</date></B320><B330><ctry>IT</ctry></B330></B300><B400><B405><date>19981111</date><bnum>199846</bnum></B405><B430><date>19980429</date><bnum>199818</bnum></B430></B400><B500><B510><B516>6</B516><B511> 6H 05B   3/74   A</B511><B512> 6H 05B   1/02   B</B512></B510><B540><B541>de</B541><B542>Temperaturregel- und Sicherheitsvorrichtung für eine glaskeramische Kochflache, angeordnet zum Vermeiden seiner Überhitzung</B542><B541>en</B541><B542>Temperature control and safety device associated with a heating element of a glass ceramic cooking hob, arranged to prevent overheating thereof</B542><B541>fr</B541><B542>Dispositif de contrôle de température et de sécurité associé à une plaque de cuisson vitro-céramique arrangée de façon à éviter sa surchauffe</B542></B540><B590><B598>1   </B598></B590></B500><B700><B710><B711><snm>WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION</snm><iid>00816031</iid><irf>WHI 96016 EP</irf><adr><str>2000 M-63</str><city>Benton Harbor
Michigan 49022</city><ctry>US</ctry></adr></B711></B710><B720><B721><snm>Frasnetti, Luca,
c/o Whirlpool Europe s.r.l.</snm><adr><str>Patent Dept.,
V.1e G. Borghi 27</str><city>21025 Comerio</city><ctry>IT</ctry></adr></B721><B721><snm>Cabri, Davide,
c/o Whirlpool Europe s.r.l.</snm><adr><str>Patent Dept.,
V.1e G. Borghi 27</str><city>21025 Comerio</city><ctry>IT</ctry></adr></B721><B721><snm>Gagliardi, Guido,
c/o Whirlpool Europe s.r.l.</snm><adr><str>Patent Dept.,
V.1e G. Borghi 27</str><city>21025 Comerio</city><ctry>IT</ctry></adr></B721><B721><snm>Valassina, Daniele,
c/o Whirlpool Europe s.r.l.</snm><adr><str>Patent Dept.,
V.1e G. Borghi 27</str><city>21025 Comerio</city><ctry>IT</ctry></adr></B721></B720><B740><B741><snm>Guerci, Alessandro</snm><iid>00062733</iid><adr><str>Whirlpool Europe S.r.l.
Patent Department
Viale G. Borghi 27</str><city>21025 Comerio (VA)</city><ctry>IT</ctry></adr></B741></B740></B700><B800><B840><ctry>AT</ctry><ctry>BE</ctry><ctry>CH</ctry><ctry>DE</ctry><ctry>DK</ctry><ctry>ES</ctry><ctry>FI</ctry><ctry>FR</ctry><ctry>GB</ctry><ctry>GR</ctry><ctry>IE</ctry><ctry>IT</ctry><ctry>LI</ctry><ctry>LU</ctry><ctry>MC</ctry><ctry>NL</ctry><ctry>PT</ctry><ctry>SE</ctry></B840><B880><date>19981111</date><bnum>199846</bnum></B880></B800></SDOBI><abstract id="abst" lang="en"><p id="pa01" num="0001">A safety device associated with a heating element of a glass ceramic cooking hob and arranged to prevent overheating of this latter, said element comprising an insulating body defining a seat containing at least one heat generator, said device comprising a measuring member arranged to measure the temperature of said heating element and to deactivate the operation of the heat generator whenever this temperature exceeds a predetermined value, said measuring member being associated externally with a side wall of the insulating body and having a measuring part connected to a body passing through said wall and projecting to a limited extent above the heat generator.<img id="iaf01" file="imgaf001.tif" wi="96" he="70" img-content="drawing" img-format="tif" /></p></abstract><search-report-data id="srep" srep-office="EP" date-produced="" lang=""><doc-page id="srep0001" file="srep0001.tif" type="tif" orientation="portrait" he="297" wi="210" /></search-report-data></ep-patent-document>